Job SummaryAre you passionate about developing innovative health solutions and building strong technical partnerships with global customers?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Health & Biosciences:Channeling our passion for nature and bioscience into sustainable, life-enhancing technologies that power innovative solutions across healthcare, food, consumer and industrial markets.
IFF inMadison, WIis seeking anApplication Scientistto join ourHealth Applications Team!
This is a critical role supporting key application and formulation development for customer and internal innovation projects. The Application Scientist manages the technical relationship with specific Dietary Supplement and Pharmaceutical customers, helping grow the business and develop a pipeline of opportunities.
This is anonsite role.
Be part of aninnovative and dynamicteam where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You'll Make a Difference
Identify, assess, develop and modify new product or application concepts and technologies to solve customer challenges
Manage application development projects focused on innovation and cost improvements aligned with regional and global strategies
Implement standards across projects and communicate progress and outcomes
Ensure thorough documentation of technical development plans, risks, compliance, and product-related materials
Serve as a technical resource to sales, customers, and internal/external partners including contract manufacturers, regulatory, and operations
Translate product data into effective marketing and sales tools and provide technical training as needed
Provide formulation solutions for formats such as capsules, sticks/sachets, bulk powders, oil drops, tablets, and more
Design and execute experiments from benchtop to pilot scale, including hygroscopic evaluation, powder characteristics, and tablet/capsule formation
Support product commercialization from formulation through pilot plant and finished format solutions
Build and maintain internal and external networks with global Application, R&D, Regulation, Quality, Suppliers, and Contract ManufacturersWhat Makes You the Right Fit
Master's degree with 7+ years or PhD with 4+ years in Pharmaceutical or Food Sciences, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Life Sciences
Proven track record in dietary supplement or pharmaceutical formulation and technical service/product development, especially with probiotics
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including statistical analysis
Deep technical knowledge of products and applications
Project management experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to work autonomously while being a collaborative team player
Willingness to travel globally up to 15%How Would You Stand Out?
Experience with probiotic powders
Deep understanding of formats, raw material suppliers, and grades for dietary supplement/pharmaceutical applications
Experience in manufacturing environments and regulatory requirements
Knowledge of packaging materials and analytical methods
Practical experience scaling up processes from lab to commercial scale
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
It is IFF's policy to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and to provide equal employment opportunity to Company employees and applicants for employment, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital or civil union status, pregnancy, ancestry, citizenship, age, military or veteran status, protected disability, genetic characteristics, HIV status or any other characteristic protected by law. This policy applies to all aspects of the Company's employment practices, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfers, promotions, compensation and terminations. Any employee requiring an accommodation of a protected disability should notify management or his or her Human Resources Representative. Employees with questions or concerns about discrimination in the workplace are encouraged to bring these issues to the attention of his or her Human Resources Representative or any other member of management. Appropriate disciplinary action up to and including termination may be taken against any employee who violates this policy.
